By Laura A. Roser Early this year, I had the pleasure of interviewing a variety of business leaders. But I wasn’t interested in learning how they succeed in business. Instead, I asked them about how they find meaning, what kind of a difference they are making in the world, and what they would like their impact…
By Gloria Bares When I was young, I loved gardening days with my Dad. I’d see him, clippers, snippers and spade in hand. walking toward our backyard, his garden, his second home. I remember his six foot two inch frame, curled over the flower beds of zinnias, daisies, geraniums. Nasturtiums–orange, red-orange and yellow– spilled lazily over the borders….
By Bill High There are some days you never forget. I was just barely 12 years old the day of my father’s funeral. He was in the military, so his funeral took place at the Leavenworth National Cemetery. It was the only one we could afford. As part of the ceremony, they included a 21-gun salute….
By Eric Dunavant It’s hard to believe how fast time flies. This year will mark my 20th year in the financial/legacy business, but many days it feels like it was just yesterday that I started. That’s the funny thing about life. Speak to anyone who is older, and they will always tell you life goes much…
By Alan Pratt, CEP, CAP Years ago, I heard Bill Neukom speak about what he did when his Microsoft stock options turned into millions. One of the original corporate counsels for Microsoft in the early 1980s, he’s now a multi-millionaire and owns the San Francisco Giants baseball team. Something he said stuck with me, “I never…
By Stacy Derby Take Control. Ensure your heirs know your personal story. Don’t let others define your legacy. It Wasn’t Always This Easy. Younger generations didn’t witness the struggle and the sacrifice. Enlighten your heirs. Navigate Wealth Transfer. Engage in meaningful communication to avoid the high attrition rates of generational wealth. Family Business Succession. A corporate history can inform and…
By Laura A. Roser Join Me in Mapping Out Your Life Last year my fiancé and I began planning our legacy together. A part of the process is thinking about important memories. But my fiancé, like many people, had never spent much time thinking about turning points in his life. It took a process of discovery…
By Alexis Dixon Alexis Dixon Presents the Notes to Our Sons and Daughters Project I heard my sister’s voice crying out on October 9, 2012. Though I have never met Malala Yousufzai, this 14-year-old Pakistani girl is part of my family and yours. That October, while traveling to school, this young advocate of universal education was shot…
By Karen Long Capturing and Preserving Moments of a Lifetime Sure, it was ridiculous to even try, but I was an outlier. I heard the dare as a personal invitation to be the exception. As a college student in Buffalo, NY, I took up photography as a hobby. But I had a lucky accident, sold an…
By Greg Doepke We continue to face many social and environmental problems in our local communities. These problems may, in varying degrees, include challenges of housing, jobs, poverty, healthcare, pollution, land management, waste disposal, and many others. In recent decades, multiple strategies were tried to solve these problems, but the problems persist. An increasing number of nonprofit 501c(3)s have struggled to address and…
